Surf Forecasts:
North Scripps surf forecast from 31 Oct 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 31 Oct, 11AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period, SSW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 2 Nov, 7AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period, SSW swell with 904 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 31 Oct, 11AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for North Scripps this week:
The surf forecast for North Scripps over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Oct 31) at 11AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.1m and 14s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 18s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at North Scripps in the next 16 days are 1.3m 16s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Nov 02) at 7AM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11AM (Sat 31st Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 14s |
| Best Surf | 11AM (Sat 31st Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 14s |
| Most Powerful | 7AM (Mon 2nd Nov) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 16s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for North Scripps over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | Monday 2 | Tuesday 3 | Wednesday 4 | Thursday 5 | Friday 6 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | WNW 15 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 501 | 431 | 859 | 674 | 508 | 881 | 892 | 697 | 627 | 537 | 544 | 487 | 325 | 257 | 204 | 379 | 163 | 147 | 127 | 175 | 220 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | on | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross |
High Tide | 1:11PM1.63m | 5:01AM1.13m | 2:47PM1.50m | 5:47AM1.27m | 4:25PM1.43m | 6:23AM1.42m | 5:44PM1.40m | 6:53AM1.56m | 6:49PM1.38m | 7:22AM1.68m | 7:43PM1.35m | 7:49AM1.77m | 8:32PM1.31m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 9:22PM-0.02m | 8:52AM0.98m | 10:33PM0.01m | 10:51AM0.84m | 11:31PM0.04m | 12:05PM0.62m | 00:17AM0.10m | 1:01PM0.39m | 00:55AM0.18m | 1:47PM0.19m | 1:28AM0.28m | 2:28PM0.03m | 1:58AM0.39m | ||||||||
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 | 7:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — |
 | — | 5:59 | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | 5:52 | — |
mm | — | — | 14 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 21 | 22 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | W 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 12 | W 8 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 14 |
| kJ | 501 | 431 | 859 | 674 | 508 | 881 | 892 | 697 | 627 | 537 | 544 | 76 | 128 | 55 | 99 | 379 | 86 | 74 | 106 | 119 | 220 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 20 | S 18 | SSW 18 | WNW 6 | SSW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 251 | 428 | 127 | 232 | 322 | 125 | 62 | 62 | 193 | 204 | 264 | 487 | 325 | 257 | 204 | 175 | 163 | 147 | 127 | 175 | 196 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | WNW 12 | SSW 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | W 5 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | WNW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 42 | 21 | 30 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 223 | 212 | 246 | 175 | 62 | 111 | 66 | 67 | 136 | 51 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 9 | — | SSW 9 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | — |
| kJ | — | 8 | — | 17 | 140 | — | — | — | 26 | 4 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 22 | 0 | 21 | 626 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 69 | 0 | 6 | 22 | 5 |
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